The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
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A group Of men In the Hoffman House sat
In varied attitudes OF comfort and ease and
listened to well-known New Yorker who had
Just returned from Chicago. He is man Of
perhaps 90 years, Of family that has been
settled hore since the beginning OF the century,
and IL looked upon as q shining light in the
clubs and In legal circles. As no Is in politics
more or less his name 10 withheld.
Although have travelled more or less over
the fnce of the EARTH" no said. as he pulled
cigar slowly. II mover visited Chicago until
last week. 1t became necessary for one OF the
firm to 20 on there, and / was the man agreed
upon. never found anything quito 80 far be-
low all OF my expectations as the city OF Chi
cago. The Chicago men that met here blew
that II, was q second London. 1t Is IN reality
hfth-class town that has spread all over the
'qFHfG SW aTs tic fsTs eiiuSsyi"
but they are nothing more than our downtown
Sie THO many good fellows here. who are happy
Eyerythtng Is BUSINESS, and ali the talk e
trade EyerywheTe in Chicago they dine In
sse 81 Is bns
bolt their food and accumulate dyspepsia.
Exactly whore Chicago got Its reputation for
men in Chicago whom i have entertained here.
have taken them up to my club. di9ed them.
eame at ali y the yesr and toush
look after them. They did not avail themselves
extent. They would rush up. grab me By The
hand, press me to take 2 hurried drink, plead
shamsiacsd and evIdentx sincere ras ensasement
for the following day. The most miserable
The whole ay the Duke Of
Mbb brotsr married Nj Miss vanaer
about the hotel corridors, ind occasionally
visited the theatre, looking rs though wonder
iii vita wHs sE T fSSn' they c MsSsG
to be amused. Everything about the
whole ~, city is hurry and rush and
at the hotel. but that didn't mike tho slightest
versation with his friends l wandered up
stairs I'VE or six stories found room. and dis,
out lodged in and held tho fort against an;
other man who also had n key. and who tried
SO did everybody. Nobody paid the slightest
attention to US, and the utmost good humor
on ia all s Ss'' Sh hf
burst into q dazzling smile. waved mo
ness and affection, and he passed me over to 9
prophso happness over my % arrival Ths
man called II the services Of several other
walters. and they escorted me to my seat with
promptly deserted me. and after sitting there
for half an hour trying to get something to eat,
one Of the waters. retired from the ring and
went TO q small eating house around the cor
A rp o. n
sSre ' said the i New Yorker. had letters
@ Th.y 5rOusS sad
pp S dag as and - oE
Privileged guests surround the cage. The
biggest aperture is g small that the Anarch,
the small finger q their hands through tie
Tie enssder Spies was there and SO was
fS to and a She IS rs sssS
taking woman in appearance, She has an in
teresting face, though not an absolutely pretty
Minds me s more 81 pretty New York shop girl
th es shs sSa the
70 ses rom 70 the Other sde The police f in
Chicago tell me that there is great deal OF ex-
are said to live in that city. They estimate
that there are less than 5000 OF them. and of
this number not more than 200 are active.
continued i. the he's Speaker. was young Raxson.
the man who shot his stepfather. as the latter
was coming from church. He is as mild and
inof1ensiye locking dude as any office boy IN
tress's head off in Utah was with young, Raw
son. l never saw more gentle and lady-like
looking pair Of kids But tho dandies OF the
prison were tho four convicted Aldermen who
ing five million dollars They are simply DAM
dies. They are toughs from Toughville. and
apparently they are proud OF 1t. One OF them
Mast used to draw them. This gentleman wore
a long moustache that has been blackened by
shoe polish or some, such pleasing agency,
shewed the end Of Ear and walked with the
What Chicago lacks, more than anything
else is people who know how to walk and dress
and act. In the course OF three hours drive
was carefully and correctly appointed. It was
a victoria. and had the proper sort Of man or,
the box, while the horses were well groomed
and broken. All the other equinages were
of Chicago are not particularly handsome. and
they dress gloomy II q man wears evening
dress at the theatre there, the people stare, at
him as though ne was a, being Elf from another tha
saw there, at the theatre He was In evening
dress. and on the inside OF his waistcoal he had
what looked like an ,underdross of Turkish
clad in thick-solcd walking boots, and hls collar
would have shamed Gen. SDinola. There was
about him an air of such serenity and confidence
that the beholder was abashed offhand.
Never let anybody talk about Chicago being
the rival of Boston. or Philadelphia, much less
OF New York. 1t Is big, but nothing more"
THOUSANDS LOOKED ON